Is your state GOP hiding debt?
The party of fiscal responsibility has screwed up royally
in the State of Minnesota and the facts that are coming out may indicate that
this could be a national issue. AND the GOP may be dragging unsuspecting
citizens into this drama.
Some of the financial GOP drama in Minnesota has
included:
The Minnesota Republican Party is facing eviction for
nonpayment of more than $111,000 in rent
and $2 million+ in reported debt.
The latest scandal after the request of Common Cause MN
for an investigation into possible “shell companies” that may have been
established to hide GOP debt. And with a
wave of the wand and a shout of “Abracadabra!” the following article appeared
in today’s Minneapolis Strib.
Snips below - but you gotta read the whole thing - just regular folks, supposedly screwed by the GOP in order to "cook the books".
Article by:
BAIRD HELGESON , Star Tribune
Updated: April
29, 2012 - 7:55 AM
Men listed as chief executives of
a company created to handle 2010 recount debt are dumbfounded that their names
were sent to the state.
Fraley's fight to get his name
removed from the corporate filings for Count Them All Properly is coming to
light as state regulators and a watchdog group are probing whether the company
was created chiefly to keep debt off the books of the state Republican Party,
which owes creditors $2 million, including recount debt.
In the last two years, Count Them
All Properly has listed two CEOs, both of whom say they have never heard of the
company. Count Them All Properly has no corporate office, no phone number and
no website. It does, however, have roughly $500,000 in debt, mostly to recount
lawyers.
The company was incorporated in late 2010 by Daniel Puhl, a former
administrator for the Republican National Committee who specializes in
helping political parties, businesses and candidates work with the Federal
Elections Commission.
Mr Puhl’s LinkedIn page shows this as his resume just
before, during and after the incorporation of Count Them All Properly in 2010.
CFO and Director of Administration
Republican National Committee
Nonprofit;
51-200 employees; Political Organization industry
June
2011 – April 2012 (11 months)
Manage
the financial, HR, facilities, IT, and Constituent Services areas for the organization.
Director and Finance Commitee member -
volunteer
Minnesota Society of CPAs
Nonprofit;
11-50 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry
April
2009 – May 2011 (2 years 2 months)
Volunteer
director serving at the pleasure of the Society's membership to work in
conjunction with the board and staff in a strategic capacity. Collaborates on
budget oversight and investment policy oversight.
Chief Financial Officer
2008 Republican National Convention
July
2007 – December 2008 (1 year 6 months)
Executive
responsibility for finance, legal, administration, human resources, and IT.
Well I guess if anyone is going to help cook the books
for the state GOP – it should be a CPA/CFO – of the Republican Party.
May want to ask your state's Common Cause office and your attorney
general to take a look at the books of your GOP.
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander – and I
doubt if Minnesota is an isolated incident.
GOP - Party of fiscal responsibility - hah!
GOP - Cook the Books party.
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